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Last weekend I started decorating the outside of my home for Christmas. A little early perhaps, but the weather was so unbelievably mild that I thought I should take advantage of it.

We’ve been living in our house for about 5 years now and every year I’ve pretty much decorated the outside the same way. This year I really wanted a change. I’m not posting any pics until it’s completely finished, but this is just a little hint…..

I’m a bit late on sharing some Halloween pics, but better late than never right?

For Halloween, I basically just add a few things to my Fall decorations. I must say I am lovin’ the chalkboard!

This year the whole family each carved our own pumpkin, which I think we will now make a tradition. Mine is at the top, my husbands at the bottom, with the kids in between. In years past I’ve tried more intricate designs but this year I did something more simple and classic Halloween.

A closer look at my husband’s creation. He was beyond proud. 🙂

A night shot…I apologize for it’s poor quality.

Now that the Halloween decorations are gone & packed away, I can’t wait to decorate for Christmas!

I bought this old flour can at a yard sale a few years back. It belonged to an elderly lady who had recently passed away. Inside the can there was still some flour residue & even an old-fashioned sifter! For the life of me, I cannot remember where I put it. As you can see the can was well used. I bought it to use as decoration on my front porch. Each year when I brought it out, it seemed to look worse and worse. So I thought I would give it a makeover. I had some left-over black spray paint so that helped me to avoid the ever lasting process of choosing a color.

Everyone who knows me, knows I’m all about the porch, so after browsing through some signs online, I opted for the image above. I left the top off, so now it can serve as a plant stand. I lucked out that my pot was the perfect size! Now I love it! It makes me smile every time I walk up the porch steps.